Shoe-heel



E. O. R. KRESSE.

SHOE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 1916.

1,392,769. Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

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ERNEST O. R. KRESSE, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHOE-HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Dot. 4, rear.

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 131,428.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ERNEST O. R. Knnssn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Heels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvement in heels of that type consisting of a body of wood; having a cloth or celluloid jacket thereon, and top lift made of leather, metal preferably of aluminum or other material secured to the lower face of the wooden body, and the primary object of the invention is to admit of the wooden body, being efi'ectively reinforced against lateral strain so that the body will not become broken.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel type of fastening means for securing the heel on the shoe.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel fastening means for detachably securing the top lift to the wooden .portion of the heel so as to admit of the top lift being easily removed when worn, so that a new top lift may be substituted therefor.

A still further'object of the invention is the provision of a novel type of protector 1 plate adapted to be interposed between the wooden body and the top lift, so as to prevent the wearing of the lower portion of the jacket, should the top lift become accidentally detached from operative position.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is-a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

The figure is a detail, sectional view of the heel portion of a shoe with the heel attached thereto, and showing the latter in section so as to illustrate the preferred form plf fastening and reinforcing means for the eel.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates the heel portion of a shoe, and 2 a shoe heel which consists of a wooden body designed to be incased within a cloth, leather, or celluloid jacket, and 3 indicates the top lift which is detachably associated with the lower portion of the wooden body of the heel. The wooden body portion ofthe heel is provided with a 1011- gitudinally extending bore, which receives a cylindrical shaped element 4, which serves as a reinforcement for the heel so as to prevent the latter from becoming broken under lateral strain. The cylindrical shaped element 4 is hollow, and has its upper end flattened, a shown at 5, and countersunk in the upper side of the wooden portion of the heel, so as to prevent the cylindrical element 4 from having downward longitudinal movement within the bore when in the'position shown. The innersurfac'e of the cylindrical element l is threaded at the opposite ends of the element, and a screw 6 extends through the sole of the shoe and is threadedly received by the upper end of the cylindrical element 4:. When the heel 2 is mounted in position upon the sole of the shoe, a plurality of small nails, not shown, are driven through the upper portion of the heel and through, the sole of the shoe, after which the screw 6 is passed through the sole and into the cylindrical element 4:, and assistin holding the heel on the shoe. portion of the heel and the top lift 3 is a protector plate 7. This plate 7 conforms to the configuration of thetop lift 3 and is preferably formed of steel and is provided with a series of cutout portions 8, so as to lessen the weight of the plates. The plate 7 is centrally provided with a circular head 9 which is centrally provided with an opening that registers with an opening in the top lift 3 and with the interior of the hollow. cylindrical shaped element 4:. A fas- Interposed between the wooden tening screw 10 has its shank extended through the alined opening in the top-lift 3 and the circular head 9 and is threadedly received by the lower end of the hollow cylindrical element 4, so as to secure the lift 3 and plate 7 in operative position, the head of the screw being countersunk in the lower face of the top lift 3. p

It is evident that various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is I A shoe heel including a body having a vertical bore extending therethrough and a wear plate engaging one end of the body screw threads, and means to support the 10 and engaged by lift, a reinforcing tube wear plate from the tube.

fitting snugly in the bore and having its In testimony whereof I aflix my signature upper end flared and countersunk in said in presence of two witnesses.

body to prevent displacement from the bore said member being internally screw threaded ERNEST KRESSE' adjacent said end, a fastening screw con- Witnesses:

structed and arranged to extend through the ELMER H. WOOD,

sole of a shoe, said flared end engaging said HUGO Ronr'ronn. 

